Using Assessment to Inform Decision-making in AY 2021-22 [CAPS] Courses
As part of AY 2021-22 [CAPS] Assessment Reporting for UCORE, instructors were asked if they planned to make any changes in future semesters based on assessments from the current semester. Overall, 57% of instructors indicated that they planned to make a change to their course based on assessment.
Most commonly the changes were to assignments. Below are some examples:
Use of Assessment to Make Changes: AY 2021-22 UCORE [CAPS] Report Summary Results
Type | Quotations - Selected Sample |
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Assignments |
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Teaching or instruction |
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Course resources |
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Course content |
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Other changes |
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No planned changes / Unsure |
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Note: The majority of undergraduate courses that had pivoted to distance delivery for AY 2020-21 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic returned to in-person instruction for AY 2021-22. Roughly 44% of fall 2021 and spring 2022 CAPS instructors indicated that there continued to be substantial impacts to student attendance/engagement, course assignments, learning activities, and/or instruction in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assessment results inform continual reflection and discussion of teaching and learning; they contribute to decision making to ensure effective teaching and learning. Decisions can include choosing to make changes, continue current effective practices, or build on strengths.
For additional information about how student learning evidence contributes to decision making intended to support student learning and quality educational programs, including general education, see Use of Student Learning Evidence. See Key Assessments for additional information about [CAPS] Assessment for UCORE.